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Jan Lenica

Graphis 183, 1976

Content includes:
Photographis 76. Annual of Advertising and Editorial Photography, by Henry Wolf, New York
Ubu Roi. Jan Lenica’s latest animated film, by Boris von Borresholm, Munich
Josse Goffin, by Manuel Gasser, Zurich
The Classics of West German Advertising. The Art Directors Club of Germany presents ten years of advertising, by Reinhart Wolf, Hamburg
Illustration in Japan, by Ikko Tanaka, Tokyo
East German Graphic Design, by Franz Herman Wills, Berlin
Arts of the Eskimo: Prints, by Stanley Mason, Zurich

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Jan Lenica
Jan Lenica was born in Posen in 1928 and studied architecture at the Warsaw Polytechnic and then worked on the design and creation of environments for exhibitions and fairs, scenography and film productions. He designed posters from 1950, participating in exhibitions at home and abroad (Warsaw 1958, London 1960, New York and Frankfurt 1963, Tokyo 1965, Oberhausen 1966). Explore related designers including Henryk Tomaszewski and Waldemar Świerzy. See also Polish School of Poster Design, Polish graphic design history, and 1950s graphic design history.
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Graphis is an international magazine founded in 1944 featuring graphic design, advertising, and illustration from around the world.

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Graphis 183, 1976. Cover design by Jan Lenica.
Graphis 183, 1976. Cover design by Jan Lenica.
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